DOMINIC IS A GOOD HUSBAND! spicey, look at the big picture, it ain’t worth it.

So that’s it. Just like that, my CX season is over. Tomorrow is the Ohio State Champs and I had my DC jersey cut up to actually fit me, had planned to race in it. What a fucking bummer. I am sad. and Mad.

Exercise induced asthma is a mother fucker to get a handle on. I guess once it’s under control with the right meds, I’ll be able to get back out and red line it.

For all of you sandbaggers out there, this is for you. Watch this hilarious video on upgrading from a 4 to a 3. I am staying a 4 forever! I don’t give a fuck. Our OVCX promoter is tossing around ideas for next year, and separating the 3/4 women’s cat is an idea. Giving the 4’s their own race will no doubt bring out more new women to race.

On the recent chatter on stealing bikes, these guys have figured out a way to NOT let that happen. Try and steal a bike with their bike lock.

And I saved the best for last. Danny’s latest in London. Thanks to Darrin for the link. At 1:26 flexin’ muscles. I can only imagine what his abs look like. Dude is fucking RAD and HOT.

Also, CONRAD is like Radio Shack on steroids AND blood doping. You wanna build it yourself? They have it. RC cars, LED’s make your own headlights or a new motherboard to fit inside that old 5litre beer keg you have lying around?

I was given some excellent perspective the other day when contemplating races for 2011 and my current state of affairs…”racing will always be around. It’s not going anywhere. Take care of yourself, get your shit in line. And then race.” it’ll feel weightless to have the breathing stuff under control. Take care of yourself.

I battled exercise induced asthma for two years. Finally got it balanced out with meds that worked well but did not cure. Finally found myself at an acupuncturist and after 4 sessions was cured–7 years strong now. I was very skeptical but it worked great and I have since found out that acupuncture is effective in curing adult onset asthma of all kinds 80-90% of the time. I hope you give it a shot, its definitely worth it.

@wyatt, YES i did acupuncture last week and will be going back next week for more. ive actually been getting needles stuck in me once a month for 4 years, just for stuff like PMS, and anxiety, or back pain, etc. i just hope it works on my coughing affliction.

So, back in my own racing days on the road, I did a weekend of races with a severe to bad cold, and raced OK. On Monday though, I was in the doc’s office, and a few chest x-rays later, he was telling me I had pneumonia. Couldn’t race for the next few weeks cause of that, and ruined what was left of the season.

When tired, or ill, just take a short break. Go out for a walk or something, or even just a really super easy ride for like an hour. Don’t push it, and get better. I learned something valuable that weekend.

Dominic is a keeper.
Smart fella.
Seriously, I raced at PIR Crusade last year when I had no business going outside. I was totally ignoring my body’s signals — chills, shakes, gut aching-warning-impending-Crohn’s-flareup) —

(Cue miniature robot from Lost In Space, waving arms and bleating, “Danger! Will Robinson!” DANGER!”)

— and managed to eke out one freezing, painful lap before throwing my bike down at the side of the finish line and ducking into the bushes near the officials’ table to puke my guts up.
When I was done, I came out, told the officials I was DNF’g, then ran back into the bushes.
Finally, I was able to drag my bike off the course, change clothes and go home.
Worst racing day of my life. I should’ve stayed home. I was too proud (and too cheap — “But I paid for the race already! That’s twenty bucks!”).
Sometimes your body sends messages you don’t want to hear.
Good on you for listening. Stay home and work it out to race another day.
Hugs –B

There is some interesting work with hookworms and asthma (among other things). Also, when I stopped consuming dairy products all aspects of phlegm and snot bubbles went away. Good luck on beating the cough!

I have/had asthma, sufficiently bad to force me to take a breathing brak going up ONE flight of stairs. So the doctors do what doctors do, and I was doped from age 8 to about 16… Untill one doc told me (age 12) that I was old enought to fight it – or stay on the dope.

I managed to wean myself by doing what you should not/too fucking hard to do to do when astmatic: sports like running, basketball, mountain biking; snorkeling etc etc… And when you lungs say NO, just push harder. Show your trachea mucus system who is da boss.

You can dominate Asthma, but its fucking hard work. But I can say I took my last Becotide when I was 17 and my last Ventoline when I was 18. No more a doper.